The Bet

[whybeanstho]

Yo, Yoimiya!

[The booming voice of Arataki Itto resonates throughout the small apartment they share in downtown Inazuma, a loft that came relatively cheap for its location in the city. The buzzing of cars and people passing by the third story window could be heard all throughout the place, walls thin as a sheet of paper. But with it all comes the excitement of the city, and for these two, a plethora of food to gorge themselves on whenever it came time to feed. Inazuma in this day and age has everything to choose from, and food filtered in from all over the world.

It was a perfect set up for them both.

But for now, Itto sits at their small kitchen bar, eating his dino-shaped chicken nuggets that he'd microwaved from out of the freezer. On the plate is some barbeque sauce to dip them in, and he of course is trying to talk to her with his mouth full.]

Ain't it about time we go out and do some grocery shopping? MAN my stomach has been rumbling for the past week or so.

[In goes another dino nuggie, eating them up like they're water.]

If I don't get some food in me soon, I'm gunna shrivel up and wither away! Hey, you think I could talk Shinobu into...I MEAN, ahem, do you think she'd do us a solid and find us a sweet spot to pick up from?

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[niwabi]

[ With a little ding, the oven timer goes off, indicating that the frozen pizza (garlic-free, of course!) tucked inside is cooked to perfection. Yoimiya takes it out with a pair of goldfish patterned oven mitts, carefully moving it to the bar kitchen bar where her good ol' pal Itto sits. But even through the sounds of her feet clicking against the apartment floor and pepperoni sizzling, she can still hear her buddy's loud voice even if she was on the other side of the room.

The aroma of baked bread, mozzarella, and pepperoni melding into one fills their humble kitchen with a delicious smell that nearly makes her mouth water. After taking a quick whiff, she reaches over to grab a nearby pizza cutter and slice it into several portions. Itto is more than welcome to have a slice if he pleases, especially since...

She's just going to casually reach over to grab one of his dino nuggies! Before he's even allowed to protest against the nugget thief, she pops it into her mouth like the brat she is. ]

Oh yeah, I'm willing to bet if you asked, Shinbou would totally come through. No one is anywhere close to being reliable like her. Heck, I'm sure she'll get back to ya with the perfect spot in less than a day.

[ Despite that Shinobu gives him a hard time and throws a few stink eyes his way, she has no doubt his "second in command" will come through for him when he needs it. She might be tough on him at times but there's no way she'll let her "boss" wither away into nothing.

Now that she's had a fill of Itto's dino nugget, she grabs a slice of her pizza, admiring the blood-red tomato sauce dripping down onto the plate. It looks positively delectable and damn near close to what they are actually craving. ]

You wanna know what I've been thinking? What if we spiced things up on our next shopping spree?

[ A small, devious smirk curves on the corners of her lips, a telltale sign this mischievous little imp has a fun idea in mind. ]

[monoceroscaeli]

[Shinobu comes through as expected. There's a big party happening downtown, and it's exclusive. The guy that she provides for Yoimiya is young, around twenty years old or so, ginger with a highlight in his bangs, blue eyes. She also adds that a big DJ will be there that night, so expect it to be dark except around where the lights from the show would be. It still might be hard to make out the target under these conditions, but do your best, she adds before the text messages stop.

It's the next night, and the night club where DJ Xilonen is playing is bumping hard as people filter in and out, letting the music drift into the street and fill the air around the building with electricity. The sound of a heavy bass reverberates everywhere, and the bouncers at the door refuse anyone who isn't already on the list entry. They stop Yoimiya immediately at the door, eyeing her up with a level of exhaustion, like she better not be wasting their time.]

Name.

[One of them holds a clipboard, pen at the ready to go through the list of names and see if she's on the list. They've never seen her before, so it's highly likely she's just trying to test her luck and get in...]

next day at the beach!

[monoceroscaeli]

[It's a perfect day for a date on the beach, and Ajax texts Yoimiya about meeting up for lunch and then off to the beach. After taking her to a small, hole in the wall place serving Liyuean food, they make their way down to the beach where many others have decided to spend their day. Ajax sports a larger backpack, filled with fishing gear, a few towels with sunscreen, and his swimsuit to change into. Lazy waves lap up onto the beach, the water filled with adults and kids alike as they enjoy the sun. A nice breeze kicks up, easing the bite of the hot sun, but not enough so that those sunbathing can't enjoy getting a good tan as they relax on their towels and beach chairs.

Ajax's eyes brighten at the sight of it all, happy to of come here today in any capacity. It's so unlike the beaches in Snezhnaya, and he's like a kid at a waterpark, wanting to dive right in and have fun. Stopping, he plucks his swimsuit out of his bag before settling for one particular spot on the beach for the two of them to set up shop with their stuff in the sand.]

Wait for me for a moment? I'm going to change and see if we can fish off of the dock from over there later, [he says as he points to a dock a little off in the distance,] and check to see how much it costs to rent a few surfboards. I was serious when I said I wanted to learn.

[He grins confidently at her, as if he'd become a pro at it in no time or something.]

I figured we could hang out here first and do a bit of relaxing fishing to round the day off.